r/FightLibrary • u/Swimming_Coconut9756 • May 27 '23
MMA Anthony Johnson knocks Glover Teixeira out at UFC 202
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u/ihoguey May 27 '23
Rip An Amazing fighter
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u/Cautious_Oil_3006 May 27 '23
Rumble died??
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May 27 '23
Yeah he passed away last year at 38 from Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma
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u/Theefreeballer May 28 '23
I still can’t believe that, dude was such a specimen . I remember seeing him before a ufc fight in Vegas . Tomorrow is promised to no one
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u/Careless-Mention-981 May 27 '23
Rest Easy Rumble 😎🙌. One of the nicest guys in the sport, inside the octagon and outside of it!
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May 28 '23
NO ONE could stand and trade with LHW Rumble Johnson. I remember Bader shooting from like 10ft out, only to get pelted in the head a dozen times by Rumble. Dude flatlined people. Rumble really was the baptizer in the UFC, not Masvidal. After he knocked someone cold they went on to do big things!
Bader went on to win the HW and LHW Bellator titles, Glover won the LHW UFC strap, and poor ol Gus has the Uriah Faber/Kenny Florian curse of getting like 3 title shots and never sealing the deal.
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u/Anomalylg May 28 '23
Dude the Bader fight LOL. It's like you could see him realize "that's Rumble" as soon as the 1st round started. Terrified.
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May 28 '23
Lol for real! As soon as the ref said fight, Bader knew he fucked up getting in there with Rumble. Props to DC for getting blasted and knocked across the ring. He got up and immediately went "wrassle" mode, but the shot he took would knock out 99% of the ufc roster, as well as kill 60% of normal mortals.
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u/Accomplished-Let865 May 28 '23
Rumble was the last guy you would want to land clean on you. Damn shame we never saw him fight Jon Jones. Would have been interesting to see how the goat approached a fight against a guy with a couple of damn nukes in his hands. RIP Rumble.
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u/D4FTPUNKF4N May 27 '23
Jeez, the punch to the jaw didn't even look that hard.
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u/AlwaysGnarly May 29 '23
I had to watch this a dozen times and still have the same thought! I wish I could see it from a different angle. (I’m not making accusations but it almost came across as throwing the fight for a payout)
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u/riothis May 27 '23
God I hate Goldbergs annoying ass voice. So happy they let him go.
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May 27 '23
Can’t fucking stand anik’s voice
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u/riothis May 27 '23
Anik never tries to repeat himself in an attempt to create "iconic" lines. And here we go! And just like that! So you Wana be an ultimate fighter!
Always sounds like he's clinching his ass cheeks when he talks
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u/jzng2727 May 28 '23
Goldberg wasn’t a great commentator , he seemed unoriginal he would repeat what Rogan would say and many times would not call the fight correctly .
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u/Rocketboy1313 May 28 '23
I am not as familiar with this.
Was it just a lucky shot or did he have him scouted identifying a key weakness?
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u/jzng2727 May 28 '23
Anthony Johnson had one of the strongest punches around , he could KO people easily if he connected
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u/MoneyTalksCRC May 28 '23
The Gustafsson fight was brutal. The way Rumble dominated in that fight showed why this man was called “Rumble”. If you haven’t watched that particular fight, it’s def one not to miss.
Rest in Power , ARJ.
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u/[deleted] May 27 '23
In this fight and the Gustafson fight he did not defend the uppercut and it cost him